Washer



Och 1944- P. J. SCHARRINGHAUSEN EI'AL 59,8

WASHER Filed Jan. 5, 1942 INVENTORS PAUL J.SCHARRINGHAUSEN and CHARLES F.Z|PPER AT TORNEYS Patented Oct. 10, 1944 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE WASHER Paul J Scharringhausen and Charles F. Zipper, Des Plaines, 111.

Application January 5, 1942, Serial No. 425,658

2 Claims.

This invention appertains to laundry and more particularly to a small compact device for washing personal garments, such as silk stockings, lingerie and the like.

Due to the care that must be taken with sheer silk hose and other fine garments, it is customary in most households for the wearer of such garments, to wash the same after each use. It is commonly known that hand washing of silk hosiery has a. ruinous effect, if not properly executed; rough hands, finger nails or rough handling plays its part in shortening the life of such garments.

It is therefore, one of our primary objects to provide a machine that will do this job with the least effort and obtain the desired result without in any way injuring the garment.

Another salient object of our invention is to provide a light portable hand operated washing machine, Which can be easily placed away on a bath room shelf when not in use, for effectively and quickly washing small personal garments.

A further object of our invention is to provide a compact and durable washer, in which the clothes will be held in a small confined space to prevent tearing, with means for gently but forcibly urging soapy solution any number of desired times through the garments for bringing about the efiective cleaning thereof.

A further important object of our invention is to provide a washer in which only a small quantity of cleaning liquid is needed, thereby eliminating the necessity (where running hot water is not available), of heating a pan full of water, the washer being also so constructed that the dirty cleaning water can be quickly emptied and replaced by clear rinsing water.

A still further object of our invention is to provide a small compact hand washer of the above character, which will be durable and efficient in use, one that will be simple and easy to manufacture, and one which can be placed upon the market at a reasonable cost and one which will present an attractive and pleasing appearance to the eye.

With these and other objects in view, the invention consists in the novel construction, arrangement and formation of parts, as will be hereinafter more specifically described, claimed and illustrated in the accompanying drawing, in which drawing- Figure l is a perspective washer.

Figure 2 is a central sectional view through the same.

view of our novel Figure 3 is a horizontal sectional view through the washer taken on the line 33 of Figure 2, looking in the direction of the arrows and showing the plunger dasher in the bottom plan.

Figure 4 is a detailed bottom plan view of the inner clothes receiving receptacle with parts thereof broken away and in section.

Referring to the drawing -in detail wherein similar reference characters designate corresponding parts throughout the several views, the letter W generally indicates our novel washer and the same includes an outer receptacle or small tub 5, which can be in the nature of a The outer receptacle or tub 5 is preferably of a cylindrical shape and includes an outer side wall 6 and a bottom Wall I. The upper end of the outer receptacle 5 is adapted to be closedby aremovable cover 8, which will later be described in detail. While the outer receptacle, can be made from any preferred material, it is desired to make the same of glass or plastic and the side wall 6 and bottom wall I can be reinforced by ornamental ribs 9, which terminate in supporting feet II].

The removable cover 8 supports the inner clothes receiving receptacle II and this inner receptacle includes a cylindrical side wall I2 and a removable bottom wall I3. The cover 8, the side wall I2 and the bottom wall I3 can also be formed from glass or plastic material, and by referring to Figure 2, it can be seen that the side wall I2 can be cast or formed integral with the cover 8. Hence, the side wall I2 depends from the lower face of the cover and is held in concentric spaced relation to the side wall 6 of the outer receptacle 5.

The bottom Wall I3 of the inner receptacle can be removably associated with the side wall I2 in any desired way and as illustrated, headed pins I 4 are anchored in the bottom edge of the side wall. These pins are adapted to be received in key hole slots I5 formed in the bottom wall I3. Hence, upon inserting the pins I l in the slots, the bottom wall I3 can be locked in place by a slight turning thereof.

The cover 8 can be detachably fitted on the jar in any preferred way, such as through a friction fit or by the use of screw threads I6.

The cover has formed thereon a peripheral flange Il', which overlies the top edge of the jar and the axial center of the cover has formed thereon an apertured boss I8. Suitable ornamental ribs I9 are provided for reinforcing the boss, cover and. flange I'I.

Directly below the cover 8, the side wall [2 of the inner receptacle is provided with liquid escape openings 20. The bottom wall I3 of the inner receptacle has also formed therein any preferred number of openings 2|.

Mounted for reciprocatory movement in the inner receptacle I I is a dasher plunger 22. This plunger has formed thereon a centrally disposed plunger rod 23, which slidably extends through the boss [8. An ornamental hand grip 24 is arranged exteriorly of the washer and is fastened to the upper end of the rod [2. The outer edge of the plunger dasher has formed thereon an upstanding annular flange 25, which is adapted to engage the inner surface of the side wall [2 of the inner receptacle, and the flange 25, the body of the :plunger and the rod 23 can be braced by reinforcing ribs 26, which extend radially from said rod.

The lower face of the dasher plunger has formed thereon annular concentric rows of ribs 26' which are adapted to press against the garments being washed, The plunger and its rod can be formed integral and'thesame can be made from any desired material such as a plastic.

In use of our washer, the inner receptacle II and the cover 8 is removed from the outer receptacle and the outer receptacle is partly filled with soapy water. The silk hose or other small garments to be washed, are, placed in the inner receptacle by'removing the bottom wall l3 and after the hose is placed in the inner receptacle the bottom wall is again fastened to the side wall I2.

The inner receptacle is now inserted in the outer receptacle ancl'connected' therewith. The nob or hand grip 24 is then grasped by the hand of the operator and, the plunger is reciprocated up and down; This will effectively agitate the clothes and the soapy water, and suds will be immediately formed. On thedown stroke of the plunger the soapy solution will be forced through the clothes and down through the openings 2| and up into the openings 20. On, the upward stroke of the plunger, the soapy solution is drawn through the openings 2| and through the clothes by means of suction. The plunger is so constructed, as tohave a snug fit against the inner surface of the inner receptacle and on the upward stroke causes the water tosurge through the holes 2,] and the clothes, somewhat in the manner of a syringe. On. each stroke of the plunger, the soapy solution is forced entirely through the clothes.

As the clothes are confined within a small space, the tearing thereof is prevented, but thorough cleansing thereof is insured' by the soapy solution being forced therethrough.

Obviously, when the soapy solution becomes dirty, the tub can be quickly emptied and the dirty solution can be replaced by clear rinsing water.

From the foregoing description, it can be seen that we have provided a light, com-pact, portable washer which can be used to great advantage for washing small personal garments.

Various changes in detail may be made, providing the same do not depart from the spirit or scope of the claims.

We claim:

1. A compact washer for small personal garments comprising an outer receptacle, a removable cover detachably associated with the outer receptacle having an axially disposed bearing boss, an inner receptacle including a side wall formed on and depending from said cover and arranged in spaced relation to the outer receptacle, a perforated bottom wall removably associated with the side wall of the inner receptacle, said sidewall having water circulating openings therein adjacent the cover, said inner receptacle being imperforate except for the openings adjacent to the cover and the perforated bottom wall, a plunger dasher reciprocally mounted in themnor receptacle, a plunger rod on the plunger dasher slidably extending through the cover and mounted in said bearing boss for reciprocatory movement, and a nob secured to the upper end of said rod.

2. A compact washer for small personal garments comprising an. outer receptacle, a removable coverv detachably associated with the outer receptacle having an. axially disposed bearing boss, an inner receptacle including a side wall formed on and depending from said, cover and arranged in spaced relation to the outer receptacle, a perforated bottom wall removably associated with the side wall of the inner receptacle, said side wall having water circulating openings therein adjacent the cover, said inner receptacle being imperforate except for the openings adjacent to the cover and, the perforated bottom wall, a plunger dasher reciprocally mounted in the inner receptacle, a plunger rod on the plunger dasher slidably extending through the cover and mounted in said bearing bossfor reciprocatory movement, and a nobsecured totheupper end of said rod, the lower face of the plunger dasher being provided with concentric annular ribs, said ribs having inclined side faces and substantially flat smooth lower faces.

PAUL J. SCI-IARRINGHAUSEN. CHARLES F. ZIPPER. 

